Church vandals cause £1,000 damage (From Basingstoke Gazette)

Church vandals cause £1,000 damage

9:00am Saturday 20th March 2010 in

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Thieves caused about £1,000 of damage when they broke into St Mary’s Church in Vernham Dean to steal just a few pence.

A police spokesman said the break-in happened after morning service on Sunday but was not discovered until Tuesday morning.

He said: “A leaded window was smashed to gain entry and they cracked open the collection box which contained just a few pence.

“The leaded window will cost about £1,000 to replace.